What did Barzani discuss with Abadi during the telephone call?

The President of the Kurdistan region, Massoud Barzani on Saturday, a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Haider Abadi, on Saturday, and discussed with him the political, security and economic situation in the country. A statement issued by the office of Abadi, received by “Iraqi Reporter”, said that during the communication, “the importance of unity of the class and stay away from everything that affects the perpetuation of victories achieved and the continued high coordination between the military factions, including the Peshmerga forces to complete the rest of the regions and the judiciary.

The statement also said that “the achievement of the final victory over the promotion and restoration of the restored areas, requires further efforts in this area.” On the other hand, the statement did not address the discussion of the referendum on independence declared by the region a few days ago.

Abadi stressed during a press briefing on Tuesday (May 23, 2017) that cooperation between the army and the Peshmerga forces in the operations to restore Mosul from the grip of Daa’ish was “successful and strengthened trust between the two parties.